| Session |
Presentation Title |
Speaker |
Multimedia / Audio |
ADDRESSING
THE
BIG PICTURE |
CWMAs - A Community Based Environmental Movement
Weed Management Areas: The Good, the Bad, and the Awesome
Think Locally, Act Neighborly: Managing Invasive Species Across Boundaries in Florida
Adapting the Western CWMA Concept for Effective Invasive Plant Partnerships in the East |
Rita Beard
National Park Service, CO
Steve Schoenig
For CA Dept. of Food & Ag.
Rosalind Rowe
The Nature Conservancy, FL
Kate Howe
The Nature Conservancy, IN |
|
CWMA
FUNDING |
Potential Funding Sources for CWMAs
CWMA’s Tips to Surviving On Soft Money
(audio only)
Creative Solutions
(audio only)
How to Do a Lot with Little to No Funding |
Doug Holy
Natural Resources Conservation Svc, DC
Mark Porter
Wallowa Resources, OR
Cynthia Taylor
Elachee Nature Science Center, GA
Dara Olson
Great Lakes Indian F & W Comm, WI
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|
WORKING
WITH
VOLUNTEERS |
Creating & Sustaining the McInnis Canyons Volunteer Program (no audio slides 1-6)
USFWS Refuge Volunteers: Snapshots of Programs at the National Level, New England and the Connecticut River Watershed
Invaders of Texas: Citizen Scientists Combat Invasive Species |
Clark Tate
Tamarisk Coalition, CO
Cynthia Boettner
US Fish & Wildlife Service, MA
Damon Waitt
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, TX |
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| MAPPING AND INVENTORY |
Fundamentals of Inventory and Survey Methods
TNC’s Weeds Information Management System (WIMS) and iMapInvasives
Early Detection & Distribution Mapping Systems
Integrating Invasive Species Data: Soluntions for Data Collection, Management, and Dissemination |
Mara Johnson
Center for Invasive Plant Mgmt, MT
Mandy Tu
The Nature Conservancy, OR
Chris Evans
For the Bugwood Network, GA
Alycia Crall
The National Institute of Invasive Species Science, CO |
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| EARLY DETECTION AND RAPID RESPONSE |
Invasive Spartina: EDRR in Oregon
Florida Upland Invasive Plant Program: A Cooperative Success Story
Predicting Weed Spread for Early Detection
Citizen Monitoring for Invasive Plants: A Component of EDRR Program for Alaska |
Bonnie Rasmussen
OR Dept. of Ag.,
Tony Pernas, National Park Service, for Greg Jubinsky, Dept. Environmental Protection, FL
Doug Johnson
California Invasive Plant Council
Gino Graziano
AK Association of Conservation Districts |
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| AWARENESS AND OUTREACH |
Evaluating Your Program: How Do You Know if It Worked?
User-Friendly Websites
Citizens Against Noxious Weeds Invading the North
Outreach and Education with the Green Industry |
Sue Donaldson
Univ. of Nevada Cooperative Extension
Connie Bolllinger
Center for Invasive Plant Mgmt, MT
Lori Zaumseil
Citizens Against Noxious Weeds Invading the North, AK
Ellen Jacquart
The Nature Conservancy, IN |
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| LAWS AND POLICY |
Model Weed Law Provisions
Impacting Invasive Plants Policy in Your State
National Issues of Importance to CWMAs
What WMAs Can Do for State and Federal Policy |
Peter Rice
Univ. of Montana
Jamie Nielsen
Univ. of Alaska, Fairbanks, CES
Lee Van Wychen
The National & Regional Weed Science Societies, DC
Doug Johnson
California Invasive Plant Council |
|
| STATE DELEGATES |
One minute presentations on CWMAs given by state delegates (slides only) |
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|
| BANQUET SPEAKER |
The History of the Greater Yellowstone CWMA (slides only) |
Bob Parsons
Park County Weed & Pest, WY |
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